Some fans say Bellator Contracts are restrictive compared to UFC Contracts, but Bellator allows their fighters to get fights outside the promotion (unlike UFC). Most guys signing a Bellator Contract are up and comers, just happy to fight for someone who broadcasts fights on live TV. If they become a huge success Bellator simply has the right to match their next contract offer. Bellator opted to with the Alvarez Situation, if UFC really wanted Alvarez, they woulda gave him an offer Bellator couldn't match. I dont really agree with the whole PPV match point, but we'll see what happens, maybe Eddie will hold out for the UFC?

I have enjoyed bellators cards more but both have been great. the thing i don't like about bellator is that they are the king of mismatches, although it is hilarious when it backfires on them. I also hate the way bellator does their contracts. so far the ufc has only signed 1 fighter from WSOF, Lucas Martins, and it went over with no problem. if they signed him from bellator he would have gotten sued and there would have been a huge ordeal. i enjoy watching both but as a promotion i prefer WSOF due to them not getting butthurt when fighters want to progress with their careers and not littering their cards with obvious mismatches

WSOF 2 was really good, and interesting to me because I knew the fighters from the UFC, but they've only had 2 shows. Kind of crazy to see so much talk about them and comparisons to Bellator which has been number 2 for several years now.

It's funny most people tune into watch fighters they know simply from the UFC and those names they knew from there get beat!

Both are awesome!! I picked WSOF simply because they get there fights going like Strikeforce used to with no 1/2 hour long BS between fights! The more MMA the better! Especially when ya do not have to pay butt loads of money to watch it!

in my book, right now, i'd give Bellator an 8 outa 10, WSOF 6 outta 10. i dont dislike any of them but WSOF still has plenty of time to build up. i give bellator an 8 because they have a lot of good home grown talent but they still insist on doing seasons instead of being year round.

i enjoy a lot of the fights, but i just don't like the mismatches, contracts and over-all bushleagueness of bellator.

they had a main event cancelled like 5 hours before show because held wasn't old enough.. they've had tons of fights cancelled the day of or before the event.. their tournament format is getting stale as the same fighters are making it to the finals every time.

Alot of people in the thread are looking at it in a big picture sense even tho I had said recent events. Also I agree Bellator is getting old fast soon we will be having rematches in tournaments because everyone they are bringing in can't compete with the fighters that are always in the tournament.

Haven't watched much of either but I will say WSOF is probably the better organization right now. Bellator's idea that they aren't going to take fan friendly UFC castoffs is arrogant and has already caused them problems. I wouldn't even know what WSOF was if Jon Fitch didn't sign with them. Plus this tournament style stuff will get old fast.

Haven't watched much of either but I will say WSOF is probably the better organization right now. Bellator's idea that they aren't going to take fan friendly UFC castoffs is arrogant and has already caused them problems. I wouldn't even know what WSOF was if Jon Fitch didn't sign with them. Plus this tournament style stuff will get old fast.

If you want to be a fan of just the UFC, that's perfectly fine with me, but there is plenty of talent over with Bellator (especially lighter weight classes) so you can't say that just because they don't take UFC castoffs, they aren't as good of a promotion.

Also, how many events will it take for the tournament format to get old? 94? Because that's what they've done.

If you want to be a fan of just the UFC, that's perfectly fine with me, but there is plenty of talent over with Bellator (especially lighter weight classes) so you can't say that just because they don't take UFC castoffs, they aren't as good of a promotion.

Also, how many events will it take for the tournament format to get old? 94? Because that's what they've done.

I think with them having done 94 events, their format is doing A-OK.

Their format is fine but the fact you see multiple fighters returning for a second and third tournament isn't. Soon we will be seeing nothing but rematches in the tournaments.

If you want to be a fan of just the UFC, that's perfectly fine with me, but there is plenty of talent over with Bellator (especially lighter weight classes) so you can't say that just because they don't take UFC castoffs, they aren't as good of a promotion.

Also, how many events will it take for the tournament format to get old? 94? Because that's what they've done.

I think with them having done 94 events, their format is doing A-OK.

The problem is that they put the same guys in the same tournament with cans in the opening rounds. So each season the brackets look more and more the same.

There is some great talent in Bellator, agreed about the lighter weight classes, but eventually those guys get beat up in the tournament a few times and they lose their aura and people get bored with them. The nature of a tournament format eats fighters, which is the main reason the UFC does not do them. Putting 4 to 8 guys locked for fights and at the end you are left with one champion and 3-7 guys with loses on their records which makes for a hard sell to anyone that does not win the tournament. Because of this there needs to constantly be new fighters each time to keep up perceptions of the top fighters and to keep things moving along. Because it is not the tournament format that is getting old in Bellator, it is the constant usage of the same fighters in the tournaments each series that is getting a bit boring.

^^^ Yeah I don't disagree, but I think Bellator does find some new talent each year, but with that said, a deeper pool certainly wouldn't hurt them. They've had a few newcomers do pretty well this season though, but you do see the same names fairly often.